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Olle Nordin

Olle Nordin

Swedish football coach and former player (born 1949)

Carl Jan Olof "Olle" Nordin (born 23 November 1949) is a Swedish former football coach and former player. He represented IFK Norrköping, IFK Sundsvall, and IFK Göteborg during a playing career that spanned between 1970 and 1980. A full international between 1976 and 1979, he won 19 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. As a coach, he is best remembered for leading the Sweden national team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, as well as for his stints with IFK Norrköping and AIK.

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Playing career

At the club level, Nordin represented IFK Norrköping, IFK Sundsvall, and IFK Göteborg.[1] He was capped 19 times for the Sweden national team and played at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Coaching career

As national team coach, Nordin led Sweden to the 1990 FIFA World Cup — its first World Cup since Nordin participated as a player. The tournament was a failure, however, as Sweden lost all three matches with 1–2. Nordin was fired shortly thereafter. He managed Norwegian clubs (Vålerenga, Lyn) as well as Swedish Västra Frölunda IF,[3] IFK Norrköping and AIK.

The latest club he managed was IFK Malmö in 2016.[4]

Career statistics

International

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Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nordin goal.
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References

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    "1986-1990 Olle Nordin — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
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    "Olof Nordin - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-10-12.
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    "Olle Nordin tar över Jönköping | Fotboll | Sportbladet | Aftonbladet". Archived from the original on 2012-10-17.
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    "Forne förbundskaptenen lämnar Malmö: "Ville inte fortsätta" - Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll". Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
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    "Olof Nordin - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
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    "Danmark - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
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    "Sverige - Norge - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-05.


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